Spring-mattress



(No Model.)

G. P. HIAMS.

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' Q UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. HIAMS, OF TROY, NEW YORK. I

SPRING-MATTRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,799, dated January16, 1883.

Application filed September-1,1882. (No model.)

To all whoma't may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE F. HIAMS, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Troy, in thecounty of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Spring-Mattresses for 'Beds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in spring-mattresses for beds; andthe object of my improvement is to provide a durable and cheap mode offastening and sustaining the double springs to strips of hoop-iron orother metallic material, having at intervals elongated perforations oropenings therein to receive such springs, or, by the use of wire orsmall rods twisted together, leaving at intervals elongated openingstherein, into which such springs may be inserted and the parts fastenedtogether by swaging, so as to hold said springs firmly therein. Saidmetallic su pportin g-pieces are fastened to a frame at their ends, towhich frame the outer half-springs are attached. I attain the objectsought by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which--- Figure 1 is a view in perspective. showing a portion ofamattress covered with tickingorcanvas, and a portion thereof showing thelocation and arrangement of the frame, springs, and metallicsupporting-pieces to which the double or central springs are attached.Fig. 2 is a vertical view, showing a central or double spring and itsattachment to the metallic strip or supporting-piece, also theattachment-of said metallic strip or supporting-piece to the woodenframe, also the half or outer springs and their attachment to saidframe, and a. portion of such frame. Fig. 3 is a vertical View ofaccutral or double spring, showing the form in which such springs arecoiled so as to admit of the insertion of said springs into theapertures in said strips of hoop-iron or metallic supporting-pieces.Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of asupporting-piece of hoopiron, which is to support and hold the double springs, showingelongatedperforations therein, which are to receive the central portionof said double springs. Fig. 5 is a view of a part of a metallicsupporting-piece composed of three strands of wire or rods twistedtogether, leaving elongated openings therein for receiving and holdingtherein the said central or double springs.

Similar letters refer to similar parts th roughout the several views.

I will now describe the manner of constructing my improvedspring-mattress.

In Fig. 1, O is an oblong frame, preferably of wood, the size requiredfor a mattress. The sides and ends of such frame should be about threeand one-half or four inches wide and about seven -eighths of an inchthick, and halved or doweled together at the corners. Such cornersshould be rounded, as shown in Fig. 1.

The supporting-pieces c in Figs. 2 and 4 are of hoop-ironaboutone-sixteenth of an inch thick and about seven-eighths of an inchwide, and long enough to extend onto the frame at each end about two andone-half inches, and should be bent at each end about one-half thethickness of the frame,as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, or so formed as to lieon a line with the center of the-frame. Said pieces 0 have holes f nearthe ends, through which screws are put to fasten said pieces 0 to theframe at such distances as the double springs a are required to beplaced on the supporting-pieces c. Said pieces are cut or punched so asto be in three or more parts, as at d d and e, Figs. 2 and 4. The lengthof these cuts should be a little more than the outer diameter of thedouble springs a at 00, Figs. 2 and 3. The parts (1 d and'e should bebent, so that the springs to atnc can be passed between the parts 61 dand e, as

shown in Fig. 2. 1 The double springs ashould' be formed so that the twocenter coils will be closetogether, as shown at 00, Figs. 2 and 3. Tofasten together the supporting-pieces cand double springs a,'pass thatcoil of said spring at w between the parts (1 d and c of the piece 0, asshown in Fig.2; then swage the parts together close to the wire of thespring, as shown in Fig. 2. This will hold said springs firmly in saidpiece 0. Then fasten the supporting piece 0 to the wooden frame 0, asshown atf, Figs. 1 and 2. The half-springs b are made in the usual way,having a small portion of such springs at the smallest part of the coilbent so as to enter the hole in the piece 0, which is near thescrew-holef, oriuto theframeO, where there is no metal piece, or piece0. Then a small staple or hook, h, is driven into the-frame .3 over andonto thesprin gs, as shown in Fig. 2.

The metallic supporting-piece 0 may be made by twisting together threeor more strands of wire, or three or more small rods, leaving untwistedspaces toreceive the springs a between the three strands, as shown inFig. 5, and fastened therein by swaging, as described for hoop-iron,said twisted pieces 0 to be fastened to the frame 0 with screws, asshown in Fig. 5, or in any desired manner.

The supporting-pieces 0 may be of any desired metal, or of any desiredshape, and the places for holding the springs a may have three or moreparts or strands.

After all of the springs and supportingpieces are fastened to the frame0 the springs are fastened together and to the frame, in the usualmanner, with twine or cord, and hoops B, of rattan, are fastened to theouter part of the springs b in the usual way, and covered with burlapsor canvas, and padded and covered with ticking A, in the usual way.

I am aware that spring-mattresses have been made in various ways, andsprings fastened to frames, and central springs fastened to webbing. Itherefore do not claim such combinations; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The metallicflat supporting-pieces 0, fastened near their ends to theframe 0, such pieces 0 being perforated at intervals, thereby formingthree or more parts at said intervals, the double springs a beinginserted (at their smallest diametcr) between said parts and swagedfirmly onto the wires of said springs, substantially as and for thepurposes described and set forth.

2. The supporting-pieces c, fastened near their ends to the frame 0,such pieces 0 formed by twisting together three or more strands of wireor small rods, leaving atintervals spaces untwisted, into said spacesthe double springs a being inserted between the said strands, andfastened therein by swaging the said parts firmly to the wire'ot' saidsprings, substantially as described and set forth.

3. In a mattress, the combination of the frame 0 with the metallicsupporting-pieces c, the double springs to, and the half-springs 1),arranged and constructed substantially as and for the purposes describedand set forth.

GEORGE F. HIAMS.

Witnesses:

SAML. G. TAPPIN, ROBERT WILSON, Jr.

